Growing from engineer to manager and thriving

Your success is now determined more by the success of your team than by your individual contributions.

Intro

This edition is a continuation of the previous “Which is the right engineering career path for you?”. We are moving more towards the mindset and mentality needed to grow and thrive as a manager.

Remember, when growing from an engineer to a manager it’s important to understand that you need a totally different set of skills and mindset. You are not judged by your own contribution anymore but by the contribution of the whole team.

I’ve had the pleasure to interview Nicola Ballota. He is a Director of Cloud at Namecheap, leading 4 teams with a combined 35 people. We talked about his experience and his path in growing, how to find a good fit for the manager role, steps to take as an engineer to become a manager, recommendations for new managers, and how to keep improving your knowledge overall as a manager.

What does it take to grow and thrive as a manager? Let’s find out.

How did you become a manager and what led you to choose this path?

I learned most things through direct experience an…